Rotary's global network of 1.4 million neighbors, friends, and leaders volunteer their skills and resources to solve issues and address community needs. Rotary members believe that we share a responsibility to take action to improve our communities, near and far, to champion peace, fight illiteracy and poverty, help people get access to clean water and sanitation, fight disease and protect our planet and its resources.
The Rotary Foundation transforms gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty. Over the past 100 years ago, The Rotary Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects.
For nearly 15 years The Rotary Foundation has received the highest rating — four stars — from Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of 225,000 charities in the U.S. for adhering to sector best practices and executing its mission in a financially efficient way, demonstrating both strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency.